philanthropy

A new report by the Urban Institute profiles the not-for-profit sector. One big take-away from it is that charitable activities make up more than five percent of the US Gross Domestic Product. Here are some of its other highlights: Of the nonprofit organizations registered with IRS, 501(c)(3) public charities accounted for just over three-quarters of […]

According to a new survey sponsored by the Nonprofit Finance Fund, State and Federal agencies are dramatically shifting the costs of their services onto the not-for-profit sector, expecting organizations with tight budgets and minimal reserves to absorb the costs of chronic underfunding of social services and other programs: Sponsored by the Bank of America Charitable […]

Well almost everything. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a great interactive site on its just-released report on charitable giving in the United States. Want to see how your community stacks up? The interactive site is here.